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Historical Event on 12/26/1999

Shankar Dayal Sharma (81), former President of India, died in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/5/1992V. P. Singh and hundreds arrested in Barabanki on the way to Ayodhya.
3/9/1897Fans start calling the team 'Indians' (in 1915 it became official).
6/6/1999Paes-Bhupathi bagged their maiden Grand Slam doubles crown, defeating Goran Ivanisevic and Jeff Tarango in the final.
7/17/1979Jagjivan Ram elected Janata parliamentary party leader. Charan Singh is PM heading Janatha (S)-Congress coalition and Jagjivan Ram is leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha.
5/13/1923Moinul Haque Choudhury, social reformer and politician, was born at Sonabarighat (Assam).
2/19/1997Massive blowout in ONGC oil field at Devarapally, A.P.
11/10/1994Dr. K. V. Putappa ""Kuvempu"", first Gyanpeet Awardee for literature and Kannad author, died at the age of 90 ye
9/14/1992The government allows foreign investors to enter the Indian capital market; incentives offered.
7/7/1999The Indian Army recaptures Jubar height in the Batalik sector.
1/4/1906Prince of Wales laid the foundation stone of Victoria Memorial Hall at Calcutta.